2006 Indiana Code - CHAPTER 39. INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED MEDICAID WAIVER EXPANSION

IC 12-15-39
     Chapter 39. Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded Medicaid Waiver Expansion

IC 12-15-39-1
"Conversion" defined
     Sec. 1. As used in this section, "conversion" means:
        (1) the permanent closure of a Medicaid funded intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded bed, including intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded licensed under IC 16-28-2, facilities licensed under IC 12-28-5 and certified under Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) as an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, and state institutions; and
        (2) the use of the state funds that paid the state share of Medicaid funding for the beds described in subdivision (1) to fund the expansion of the number of individuals receiving waiver services under an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded Medicaid waiver.
As added by P.L.112-1997, SEC.4.

IC 12-15-39-2
Duties of division
     Sec. 2. The division shall do the following:
        (1) Assist providers who provide for the voluntary conversion of Medicaid funded intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded beds.
        (2) Assist in securing appropriate placements for individuals who reside in the intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded beds that are converted. However, an individual may not be moved from an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded bed until an appropriate alternative placement is available.
As added by P.L.112-1997, SEC.4.

IC 12-15-39-3
Use of savings from conversion to expand waiver services
     Sec. 3. Any savings that may result from a conversion under this chapter of an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded licensed under IC 16-28-2 or a state institution must be used to expand waiver services under an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded Medicaid waiver to individuals throughout Indiana.
As added by P.L.112-1997, SEC.4.